Unique Single Coronary Artery with Acute Myocardial Infarction <b>Observation of the Culprit Lesion by Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Angioscopy</b>

Masamichi Takano; Koji Seimiya; Shinya Yokoyama; Kentaro Okamatsu; Fumiyuki Ishibashi; Ryota Uemura; Noritake Hata; Kyoichi Mizuno

doi:10.1536/jhj.44.271

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Unique Single Coronary Artery with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Observation of the Culprit Lesion by Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Angioscopy

Masamichi Takano, Koji Seimiya, Shinya Yokoyama, Kentaro Okamatsu, Fumiyuki Ishibashi, Ryota Uemura, Noritake Hata, Kyoichi Mizuno

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Keywords: Single coronary artery, Acute myocardial infarction, Atherosclerotic plaque, Intravascular ultrasound, Coronary angioscopy, Coronary stent deployment

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2003 Volume 44 Issue 2 Pages 271-276

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/jhj.44.271

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Abstract

We report an acute myocardial infarction in a patient with a single coronary artery. The right coronary artery arose from the middle portion in the left anterior descending artery through the transverse branch. This type of single coronary artery has not been previously reported. Moreover, this is the first report in which the culprit lesion in a patient with a single coronary artery was observed by intravascular ultrasound and coronary angioscopy. The patient underwent successful coronary stent deployment.

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